GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |